| Object Data |
| Description |
The Horse Head Nebula is one of the most sought after
nebulas in the sky, although it is all but impossible to be seen in scopes
of less than 24 inches. |
| Constellation |
Orion the Hunter |
| Right Ascension |
5h 41m 10s |
| Declination |
-2° 23' 55" |
| Magnitude |
11 |
| Angular size |
90 arcminutes |
| Distance |
4.6 kiloparsecs (1,500 light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
28 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 14" LX200GPS @ f/3.3 (1175mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Celestron 5" SCT @ f/5.95 |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
580 x 780 @ 1.44 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Nine exposures of four minutes each. Aligned,
stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
December 20, 2003 |
| Location |
Area 51 in Big Cypress National Preserve in
central South Florida. |
